MILPITAS, California, April 28 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * 2024 Global Semiconductor Materials Market Posts $67.5 Billion in Revenue, SEMI Reports MILPITAS, Calif. -- April 28, 2025 -- Global semiconductor materials market revenue increased 3.8% to $67.5 billion in 2024, SEMI, the global industry association representing the electronics design and manufactu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Army Corps revokes permit and agrees to full environmental review if project is to move forward near toxic San Jacinto Waste Pits HOUSTON -- Today, Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for shortcutting permitting procedures for a barge company. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has agreed that it   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 28 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Baffert's Two Horses Dead in April and Churchill Downs' 15 Dead Horses in 2024 Warrant Strong Action, Says PETA Louisville, Ky. - Today, PETA urged Churchill Downs CEO William Carstanjen to implement increased scrutiny of all horses trained by Bob Baffert, considering that only weeks before Baffert's return to Churchill Downs following a three-year ban from t  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Joins 56th Annual Manzanar Pilgrimage Remembering Unjust Incarceration of Japanese Americans The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) joined more than 2,000 students, teachers, community members, and former incarcerees and their families at the Manzanar National Historic Site in Owens Valley, California, on Saturday, A  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following news release: * * * Education for All Campaign Steering Committee Members Celebrate Defeat of Bill Aimed at Stripping Education from Tennessee Kids Based on Their Immigration Status WASHINGTON -- Steering committee members from the Education for All Campaign issued the following statements celebrating the defeat of extreme legislation that would have deprived students of their constitutional right t  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Massive Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Omnibus Challenge to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government Reorganization and Massive Reductions in Force Across Federal Agencies Violate Core Constitutional  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * New Report Finds Disadvantaged Communities Bear the Brunt of Massive Warehouse Expansion Through New York State Albany, NY -- Today, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), in collaboration with the ElectrifyNY coalition, updated their 2024 Warehouse Boom report with new data and analyses on the impact of warehouse expansion across New York State and the demographics of the commu  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 29 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Origin of life twist: New study challenges longstanding hypothesis on how first sugars formed Scripps Research and Georgia Institute of Technology scientists' discovery could help understand how life evolved on Earth and lead to better biofuel production. LA JOLLA, CA--The prebiotic Earth was a harsh and unstable environment, characterized by intense heat, active volcanoes and little atmosphere.  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, April 29 -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * TV Stars Walk the Walk from Coast to Coast at PanCAN PurpleStride, The Ultimate Walk to End Pancreatic Cancer Reality Star Joan Vassos, "Star Trek" Team, Days of our Lives' Martha Madison & Cast Members and Lisa Niemi Swayze Take Steps to Raise Funds and Awareness for Pancreatic Cancer This past Saturday, April 26, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) held its bigge  more